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Which of the following commodities is NOT included in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955?

Which of the following commodities is NOT included in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955? Correct Answer Wooden furniture

The correct answer is Wooden furniture.

  • At present, there are seven commodities scheduled under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as essential drugs; fertilizer, whether inorganic, organic, or mixed; foodstuffs, including edible oilseeds and oils; hank yarn made wholly from cotton; petroleum and petroleum products; raw jute and jute textile; seeds of food.

Additional Information

  •  The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 allows the central government to regulate the supply of certain food items only under extraordinary circumstances (such as war and famine).
    • Stock limits may be imposed on agricultural produce only if there is a steep price rise.
    • The Essential Commodities Act (ECA) is an act of the Parliament of India that was established to ensure the delivery of certain commodities or products, the supply of which, if obstructed due to hoarding or black marketing, would affect the normal life of the people.

Related Questions

Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955 was in news recently. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about ECA?
1. ECA was enacted to ensure the easy availability of essential commodities to consumers.
2. Government intervention through ECA can increase price volatility of essential Commodities
3. ECA incentivises storag e infrastructure development
Select the correct answer:
The government has powers under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (EC Act) to declare a commodity as an essential commodity to ensure its availability to people at fair price. The commodities covered under the Act include: 1. Paper 2. Hank yarn made wholly from cotton 3. Fertilizers 4. Petroleum and petroleum products 5. Cotton and jute seeds Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Which of the following measures, generally invoked by the government, help contain price rise in certain food commodities? 1. Invoking Essential Commodities Act. 2. Zero export duty on those food crops. 3. Promoting futures and forward trading in those food commodities to stabilize food prices.
Consider the following statements : 1. The Union Government fixes the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season. 2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In November 2021, PM Modi announced that the government will repeal the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. The ordinance aimed to amend the Essential Commodities Act of which year?
Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It will amend the Essential Commodities Act of which year?
Statement : There has been unprecedented increase in the prices of essential commodities during the past few days due to the strike call given by the transporters association.

Courses of Action :
I. The transporters' association should be ordered by the government to immediately withdraw strike call or else they will face severe consequences.
II. The government should immediately make alternative arrangements to ensure adequate supply of essential commodities in the market.
III. The government should immediately declare the strike illegal and put all those responsible for the strike behind the bars.
Which of the following in India, is not a commodity listed under Essential Commodities Act, 1955?
"The scope of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 authorized regulation of price, not imposition of any tax". It was held in
The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 empowers government to